From Now On [ECD] - Will Young

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Lacking inspiration
Lyrics	Mediocre
Quality and consistency of tracks	One hit and lots of B-sides
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Weak
Value for Money	Poor

Advantages:	Vocally very impressive and strong .
Disadvantages:	Musically & lyrically this album is pants ! At best it is generic pop that really doesnt stand out .

Recommend to potential buyers:

no

Full review

In 2002 British singer Will Young became the winner of Pop Idol. Soon, his debut single "Anything Is Possible/Evergreen," released on February 25, 2002, became the fastest-selling single in the U.K. Of course this doesn't mean it's any good. In fact, other than Will Young's voice being really lovely, the song (lyrically and musically) is poor.

Although I am not a fan of Young's, my mother is so I will try to be kind about him. As a person I find him to be really interesting and I believe that he is genuinely a nice bloke (or at least that's how he comes across in interviews). I also do really like his voice, which has a really innocent soulful quality.

IN my opinion this album is the worst and after this they do get better. This was bound to happen after winning Pop Idol (as there is a lot of pressure for an album to released) and I think this shows heavily in the generic pop songs that over stuff this album.

Evergreen isnt the only song that I would skip on this album. 'Anything is possible' is another one. This song sticks tightly to the beats and tempo of traditional pop songs and although Young's voice shows some real promise, the song lets him down massively. Lyrically it is cheesy and musically it is totally forgetable.

As a massive doors fan I have to say that I detest his version of 'Light My Fire' and this is mainly because on this album the song feels b*stardized beyond belief! It's given a weird latin fusion jazzy elevator makeover that really doesnt suit this classic rock song. Again though, I must compliment what it does to show off Young's distinguishable and sophisticated singing voice. But it still doesn't excuse what they have done to the song.

The rest of the album flows off in the same style, probably satisfying a pop audience. It is filled with romantic ballad style songs that I must admit (though dire) are extremely catchy. One such song is 'You and I'-which lyrically and vocally is slightly stronger than the others.

In general I have to slate this album because I dont think it is his best attempt and it really only suffices to show him off as the winner of an inane pop contest and not someone who deserves a seat amongst the legends of pop. I would like to add at this point (for fear of my mum killing me) that his other albums are really quite impressive-especially Friday's Child. There, I said it!

Summary: From this album onwards he thankfully did a lot better.